mouthfuls是什么意思？

mouthfuls

• n. （食物、饮料）一口之量( mouthful的名词复数 )，很长的词，很长的短语，很重要的话；

例句

• Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
• He finished it in a few mouthfuls, his tongue numb, his heart buoyant. 几口把它吃完, 舌头有些麻木, 心中舒服.
• We bolted a few mouthfuls of food and hurried on. 我们匆匆地吞下几口食物,就赶着继续前进.
• I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls. 我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
• I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls... 我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (饮料或食物)一口之量
  A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth.
  例句
  She gulped down a mouthful of coffee... 她咽下一大口咖啡。 Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite. 将每一口充分咀嚼后，再吃下一口。
• N-SING
  冗长而拗口的词（或短语）;难读的词（或短语）
  If you describe a long word or phrase as a mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say.
  例句
  It's called the Pan-Carib-bean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful. 它被称为 the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project（泛加勒比备灾防灾项目），名称相当冗长拗口。